http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/malcolm-speed/ Malcolm Speed is the former CEO of the International Cricket Council and Australian Cricket Board. He is the managing director of the Coalition of Major Participation and Professional Sports (COMPPS). en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/corruption-in-sport-send-match-fixers-to-the-slammer/ Is match fixing and sports corruption a big enough problem to suggest that offenders should be thrown into jail for up to 10 years? You bet! There have been one or two major betting-related incidents in Australian sport. Personally, I was closely involved when Shane Warne and Mark Waugh got themselves involved with the now notorious “John the bookie” back in 1998. But for me, the issue actually goes back further to 1990 in my days at the National Basketball League, when I first started thinking about and studying the issue. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Malcolm Speed) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/corruption-in-sport-send-match-fixers-to-the-slammer/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/corruption-in-sport-send-match-fixers-to-the-slammer/#item6048 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:50:55 +0000 Malcolm Speed | Author bios | The Punch